From the Richmond Dispatch, 8/1/1862, p. 1, c. 5

Not Finished. – None of the wells
authorized to be sunk by the City Council have yet been put in
operation. The one begun at the corner of 11th and Main streets,
after reaching a depth of about 40 feet, commenced caving in near
the bottom, rendering curbing necessary. Another, near the
intersection of 20th and Franklin streets, intended for the
accommodation of the numerous hospitals in that vicinity, has only
reached a depth of about fifteen feet. Others in different parts of
the city have made no greater progress.